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Guidance Materials

To order printed copies of the guidance materials and publications listed below, call the Small Plant Help Desk at 1-877-FSISHELP (1-877-374-7435) or send an email to InfoSource@fsis.usda.gov. Items marked with an asterisk ( *) are only available online, and not in print.

INDUSTRY

Avian Influenza Training*
Provides the in-plant inspection team with the information and resources needed to recognize clinical signs and gross lesions that could suggest Avian Influenza.

Food Defense 101 Training(www.fda.gov)
FDA, USDA and CDC have released a training kit for first-line employees in the food and agriculture industry about the risk of intentional food contamination and the actions they can take to identify and reduce risks.

CARVER+Shock Primer* (PDF Only)
The CARVER plus Shock method tool can be used to assess the vulnerabilities within a system or infrastructure to an intentional attack. By doing this assessment, you can determine the most vulnerable points in your system and focus your resources on enhancing food protection at those points.

General Food Defense Plan(Feb 10, 2014; PDF Only)
Security measures for Food Defense. This voluntary plan documents your measures to protect food and food production processes from intentional harm. Review of this plan and signing the cover sheet will result in a Food Defense Plan for your FSIS-regulated establishment.

Flooding: A Checklist for Small and Very Small Plants| PDF
An FSIS checklist that will help small and very small meat, poultry, and egg processing plants identify preparation, response, and recovery activities for their facilities, employees, and affected or contaminated products during a flooding event.

Food Defense Plan Assessment Questions*
FSIS inspectors use these questions to assess the status of an establishment's voluntary adoption of a functional food defense plan.

Food Defense Risk Mitigation Tool
This online tool is part of an ongoing effort by FSIS to help protect the nation's supply of meat, poultry, and egg products from intentional contamination.

Guide for Security Practices in Transporting Agricultural and Food Commodities* (Oct 2004; PDF Only)
This guide is the result of a voluntary cooperative effort of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) of the American Trucking Associations (ATA). It provides voluntary guidance for enhanced security practices within your industry.

Water Emergency Response Tool for Food Processors(www.eden.lsu.edu)
This tool (PDF Only), developed by Penn State Cooperative Extension, consists of a set of questions that can help food processors, food manufacturers, and other large-volume water users to be better prepared for water shortage or water contamination emergency.

STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES

Criminal Investigation Handbook for Agroterrorism(July 2008; PDF Only; 1.4mb)
This handbook is intended for law enforcement and food/agriculture regulatory agencies' investigative personnel to facilitate communication and coordination in the event of a potential or actual agroterrorism incident.

Food Emergency Response Plan Template (Aug 2011; PDF Only)
The template is designed to assist states with developing a food emergency response plan. It utilizes National Incident Management System principles.